Installing Ubuntu 8.04
This is a follow up to our first tutorial on creating a virtual machine for Ubuntu (See part 3 here if you know how to install Ubuntu). It can also be used as a tutorial to install Ubuntu 8.04, but you’ll need to know more in depth about partitioning (as use entire disk would wipe out everything and install Ubuntu on it)
Click into the screen so that VirtualBox tells you that you’re now controlling it. Select your language. (We’re assuming English)
Select Install Ubuntu, unless you’d like to try it inside a tiny window. You’ll be shown a little progress bar, and it’ll load up to an orange/brown desktop with a bird on it.
Select the language again. Yes, it’s redundant. Click Forward.
Select your location for timezone purposes. I live on the Pacific coast, so I choose Los Angeles. Click Forward.
Pick a keyboard layout. I’m fine with the defaults. Click Forward once you’re done.
Ubuntu will prepare a partitioner. Since this is a virtual machine, and you’re using an empty virtual disk, just use the entire disk.
If you’re not using a virtual machine, we recommend learning what you’re doing before taking action.
Click Forward when you’re done.
Ubuntu will prompt you for some details (your name, username for logging in, password, and name of the computer). Once you’re done, press Forward.
At the end, Ubuntu will show you everything and ask for confirmation before installing. Satisfied? Click Install.
Ubuntu will proceed to install. This will take some time, so get up and do something. At the end, Ubuntu will prompt to restart. Follow all onscreen directives and the virtual machine will reboot. At this point, you can move on to part 3, where we tell you how to make it seamless with Windows.
I'm Jason, the main author of Third Error, and many of the topics I'll focus on concern Windows (and applicable software), web applications, web design, and a bit of *nix (Ubuntu mainly). My computer runs Windows XP, with virtualized Ubuntu and OS X handy.